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The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.

John D. Rockefeller

I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Inspirational Leadership Nature Perseverance Quality Success Thinking
Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Inspirational Smart Success
I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Company Hard Work Myself Way Work
Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Encouragement Happiness Health Life Person Secret Sympathy Understand
The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Character Establishment Man Reputation Responsibility Success Young
Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Money Way Yourself
I shall use such influence as I have in emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations, in lowering denominational barriers and in promoting effective cooperation among Christians of whatever creed.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Influence Lower Myself Religion Truth
I have nothing else to say other than I wasn’t corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn’t greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Corruption Decision Greedy Money Myself Smart Talk
Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Condition Country Fundamental Myself Son Sound
My mother was given to a typical question: “We have always done this. Why should we do anything else?” But my wife’s typical question was “We have always done this. Why don’t we do it another way or, better still, why not do something else?”
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Choice Creativity Deep Freedom Mother Myself Wife
I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Devotion Men Money Myself Wake Up
I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Best Company Competition Myself Price Success
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Better Business Friendship Inspirational Success
The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Combination Return Stay Unique
If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Election Identity Myself Name
I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Development Gift God Goodness Kind Man Money Ourselves

The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.

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